USPTO Patents Application 09913725

US- 1884

COMBINED DECLARATION AND POWER OF ATTORNEY [
Provisional and PCT International Applications)

(Includes Reference to

Attorney Docket Number

As a below named inventor, I hereby declare that:

My residence, post office address and citizenship are as stated below next to my name;

I believe I am the original, first and sole inventor (if only one name is listed below) or an original, first and joint inventor (if
plural names are listed below) of the subject matter which is claimed and for which a patent is sought on the invention entitled:

Porous Film and Manufacturing Method Thereof . _

the specification of which (check only one item below):

is attached hereto.

was filed as United States application

Number

on

and was amended
on

(if applicable)

0

was filed as PCT international application

Number PCT/JP00/08954

on 18.12.2000

and was amended under PCT Article 19
on

__(if applicable).

jflereby state that I have reviewed and understand the contents of the above -identified specification, including the claims, as
iiilended by any amendment referred to above.

Acknowledge the duty to disclose to the Office all information known to me to be material to patentability as defined in Title 37,
ffode of federal Regulations, §1.56.

Hereby claim foreign priority benefits under Title 35, United States Code §119 (a)-(e) of any foreign application(s) for patent or
myentor's certificate or of any PCT international application(s) designating at least one country other than the United states of
Hierica listed below and have also identified below any foreign applications) for patent or inventor's certificate or any PCT
iplernational application(s) designating at least one country other than the United states of America filed by me on the same

ERIOR FOREIGN/PCT APPLICATION(S) AND ANY :

PRIORITY CLAIMS UNDER 35 U.S.C. §119:

Z. COUNTRY
(if PCT, indicate "PCT")

APPLICATION
NUMBER

DATE OF FILING
(Day. Month. Year)

PRIORITY CLAIMED
UNDER 35 U.S.C. §119

JAPAN

Hei 11-363790

22.12.1999

X Yes No

PCT

PCT7JP00/08954

18.12.2000

X Yes No

I hereby claim the benefit under title 35, United States Code § 119(e) of any United States provisional application(s) listed below.

(Application Number)

(Filing Date)

(Application Number)

(Filing Date)

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COMBINED DECLARATION FOR PATENT APPLICATION AND POWER OF ATTORNEY (CONTINUED)
(Includes Reference to Provisional and PCT International applications)

Attorney Docket No.

I hereby claim the benefit under title 35, United States code, § 120 of any United States applications(s) or PCT international
application(s) designating the United States of America that is /are listed below and, insofar as the subject matter of each of the
claims of this application is not disclosed in that/ those prior application(s) in the manner provided by the first paragraph of
Title 35, United States Code } § 112, 1 acknowledge the duty to disclose to the Office all information known to me to be material
to the patentabili by as defined in Title 37, code of Federal Regulations § 1,56, which became available between the filing date
of the prior application(s) and the national or PCT international filing date of this application'

PRIOR U.S. APPLICATIONS OR PCT INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS DESIGNATING THE U.S. FOR BENEFIT UNDER 35 U.S.C. 120:

U.S. APPLICATIONS

STATUS (check one)

U.S. APPLICATION NUMBER

U.S. FILING DATE

PATENTED

PENDING

ABANDONED

PCT APPLICATIONS DESIGNATING THE U.S.

PCT APPLICATION NO.

PCT FILING DATE

U.S. APPLICATION NUMBERS
ASSIGNED (if any)

PCT/JP00/08954

18.12.2000

lagereby appoint the following attorneys and agent(s) to prosecute said application and to transact all business in the Patent and
Trademark Office connected therewith and to file, prosecute and to transact all business in connection with international
applications directed to said invention-

Mliam L. Mathis

17,337

Robert G. Mukai

28,531

William H. Benz

25 ? 952

£§tcr H. Smolka

15,913

George A. Hovanec, Jr.

28,223

Peter K. skiff

31,917

Robert S. Swecker

19,885

James A. LaBarre

28,632

Rechard J. McGrath

29,195

fpaton N. Mandros

22,124

E. Joseph Gess

28,510

Matthew L. Schneider

32^814

Benton S. Duffrett, Jr.

22,030

R. Danny Huntington

27,903

Michael G. Savage

32,596

Joseph R. Magnone

24,239

Erie H. Weisblatt

30,505

Gerald P. Swiss

30,113

gbrman H. Stepno

22,716

James W. Peterson

26,057

Michael J. Ure

33,089

l&fmald L. Grudziecki

24,970

Teresa Stanek Rea

30 f 427

Charles F. Wieland III

33 ? 096

feederick G.Michaud, Jr.

26,003

Robert E. Krebs

25,885

Bruce T. Wieder

33,815

^Alan E. Kopecki

25,813

William C. Rowland

30,888

Todd R. Walters

Agis E. Siutter

26,999

T. Gene Dillahunty

25,423

^Samuel C. Miller, IH

27,360

Patrick C. Keane

32,858

"Ralph L. Freeland, Jr.

16,110

Bruce J. Boggs, Jr.

32,344

and-

Address all correspondence to* Robert G. Muka i

BURNS. DOANE. SWE-CKER & MATHIS. L.L.R
P.O.Box 1404

Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1404

Address all telephone calls to: Robert G. Mukai at (703)836-6620.

I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and
belief are believed to be true; and further that these statements were made with the knowledge that willful false statements and
the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code and
that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the application or any patent issued thereon.

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US- 1884

COMBINED DECLARATION FOR PATENT APPLICATION AND POWER OF ATTORNEY (CONTINUED)
(Includes Reference to Provisional and PCT International applications)

Attorney Docket No.

(1)

jQ -

Full Name of First Inventor

ShisexxOLANQ-

Signature o

Date

13 .07.2001

Residence

Aichi sJPX

Citizenship

Japan

Post Office Address

c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., 1, Tangodori 2-chome, Minamrku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, 457-8522
Jan an

(2)

Full Name of Second Inventor

Minrfiaw WANG /"

Signature, — n 7 h

Date

/ £ .07.2001

Residence — — /

Aichi <3?X V

Citizenship
Japan

Post Office Address

c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., 1, Tangodori 2-chome, Minamrku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, 457-8522
Janan

(3)

.CP

Full Name of Third Inventor

T-aroh LGHIKAWA

Signature

Date

/S .07.2001

Residence ~

Ainhi O P*

Citizenship

Japan

Post Office Address

c/o Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., 1, Tangodori 2-chome, Minamrku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, 457-8522
Janan

Full Name of Fourth Inventor

Signature

Date

Residence

Citizenship

Post Office Address

Full Name of Fifth Inventor

Signature

Date

Residence

Citizenship

Post Office Address

Full Name of Sixth Inventor

Signature

Date

Residence

Citizenship

Post Office Address

Full Name of Seventh Inventor

Signature

Date

Residence

Citizenship

Post Office Address

Full Name of Eighth Inventor

Signature

Date

Residence

Citizenship

Post Office Address

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